238: Dana Malstaff: On Divorce, Proactive Crying, And Getting Naked - a podcast by Sara Dean

Dana Malstaff is the CEO and Founder of Boss Mom. She is a mother of 2, an author, business strategist, podcaster, blind spot reducer, and movement maker. She is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business&Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro. With over 9,000 students in various courses and a 20k+ community. 
With over 10 years of experience in content creation, marketing, sales, community building, and business strategy, Dana grew the Boss Mom brand into a six-figure business in less than a year. Her Boss Mom Movement is all about losing the guilt when it comes to raising babies and businesses at the same time, and believes that pursuing our passions and building our dreams while including our children in the process, is the best way to build thriving businesses and families.                     
I met Dana at an event a few months ago and I knew I had to have her on the show when she got super vulnerable and super Shameless about her recent divorce and the impact of major transitions on a mom’s and business woman’s life. She shares a ton in this interview. I know you will be so fired up and inspired by Dana’s story and wisdom.Listen to hear Dana share:

What inspired the Boss Mom movementThe power of proactive crying

When you’re not a “kid person” but you are a parentThe difference between feeling like a mom and feeling like a woman

How getting to know herself better lead to her divorceWhy you need to spend more time naked

Her philosophy: “Hope is not in the situation, it’s in the solution”Links Mentioned:

Connect with Dana and her community: Boss MomDana’s free Trello training


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